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Friday, March 31, 2006

Volatile mixes
of race, class, and gender
tend to bring out the
mixed metaphors.

New York Times:

'The [Duke lacrosse] incident, straddling at once the quintessential social flashpoints of race, class and gender, has led community and university leaders to fear that the progress they have made in recent years in improving their relationship will be swept away in the storm'.
Posted at: 3/31/2006 01:36:00 AM